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Post by Nikolai Hugh-Sokolov on Nov 9, 2023 13:19:02 GMT
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Nikolai Aleksander Hugh-Sokolov | East Court |
19 | Fae |
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[PTabbedContent][PTab=Physical]
FULL NAME: Crown Prince Nikolai Aleksander Hugh-Sokolov [break]
MEANING:
NICKNAMES:
Niko [break]
PARENTS:
SIBLINGS:
Um. So far only Annalise Lorelai Luce . But let’s be honest, his father did not stop there. [break]
BIRTH PLACE:
His mother’s childhood home in the North Court. [break]
HOME(S):
He lives at The East Court’s Palace, but spends most of his time at his aunt’s mansion. It has everything to do with the gorgeous painter that lives there. [break]
CLASS:
Royalty. [break]
PLAYLIST:
I spy, with my little eye, a faerie named Nikolai [break]
AGE:
19 [break]
HEIGHT:
6’0” [break]
WEIGHT:
180 lbs [break]
BUILD:
Tall, like most of the fae, but not as lean or lithe as them. Nikolai is a mix of his father (a tall, thick, and barrel-chested man), and his mother (willowy and thin). He is broad shouldered and muscular, as most princes are required to be, but not overbearingly enormous like his father. [break]
SCARS:
He was never allowed to play hard enough to get hurt, but of course he’s had a few scrapes and scratches so any scars he has would be from that. [break]
TATTOOS:
None. [break]
HAIR COLOUR:
Literally gold. Not blond. Gold. [break]
EYE COLOUR:
Watercolor blue. [break]
DOMINANT HAND:
Right hand. [break]
PHYSICAL HEALTH:
In good health, from being raised on only the best foods. He’s also physically fit, from being trained in swordplay and martial arts by the High General of the East Court. Nikolai does enjoy smoking mortal cigarettes (without the iron, of course) which he knows will one day take a toll on him, no matter how resilient his faerie body is. [break][/PTab]
[PTab=Personality]
POSITIVE TRAITS:
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
MOTIVATION:
The only thing that keeps Nikolai going is beauty. He’s always loved art, but nowadays he finds beauty in Talia Avedon , and all the things she creates. [break]
MENTAL HEALTH:
He’s trying to recover from being the boy he used to be. It is hard some days, and his hands will itch to grab a drink that he knows he should not have, but he knows that it is better to power through and feel accomplished later, than to give in to his temptations and feel even more guilty once he’s finished. Though it doesn’t always feel like it, his new way of living is getting easier every day. [break]
SELF WORTH:
Nikolai was raised to believe that he deserved everything simply because he was the Crown Prince. He knows now that though he does deserve the best, so does everyone else, and his right to that doesn’t trump anyone else’s just because of his status. [break]
DARKEST THOUGHTS:
Once his father dies, he will have to become a king. That thought alone is not what terrifies Nikolai, but it's the worry of how people will react to the way he rules. He worries that he will be found inadequate, and everything he's ever known will be taken from him. He will never be a good king, he thinks, it just runs in his blood.[break]
GREATEST FEAR:
That no one will ever accept him for who he is. That all he will ever be is a pretty boy with a pretty title. [break]
GREATEST DESIRE:
The one thing Nikolai desires above all things is that one day Talia will feel free to live by his side. Not only as his consort, but one day as his queen. His dreams for his future consist only of succeeding in encouraging Talia to love him back, and the achievement of everything they will create together after that.[break]
SMELLS LIKE:
Lavender. Could also smell like freshly cleaned linens. [break]
LIKES:
[break]
DISLIKES:
[break]
FAVOURITE COLOUR:
He’s torn between a light violet and dandelion yellow. Baby blue has always been nice too.[break]
FAVOURITE ANIMAL:
Peacocks. Are you surprised?[break]
FAVOURITE FLOWER:
Lavender and violets.[break]
FAVORITE SCENT:
Orchids and linseed oil.[break]
FAVOURITE FOODS:
Do cigarettes count?[break]
FAVOURITE DRINK:
Champagne.[break]
QUIRKS/HABITS:
He smokes and stargazes at night when he can't sleep.[break]
SECRETS:
He thinks he’s crazy for dropping everything for Talia. Nikolai changed the entire trajectory of his life over a feeling he had for a random girl. Granted, it was a feeling he’d never felt before, but feelings are irrational. It doesn’t make sense why he did it, and sometimes he doubts whether he’s doing the right thing or not.[break]
TALENTS:
Nikolai has an extremely photographic memory, which makes it easy for him to learn things, as he memorizes them quite quickly. He has no qualms about using it to his advantage, and does not consider it cheating. If it was cheating, it would be untruthful, and therefore he wouldn't be able to do it, right? This ability does not make Nikolai a prodigy, per se, but it definitely gives him prodigy-like abilities.[break]
PRIZED POSSESSIONS:
His boat, The Impressionist.[break]
ROLE MODELS:
Probably his mother, for having the patience to put up with his father.[break]
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Nothing so far.[break]
LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE:
Very high, thanks to his photographic memory. Without it, it would be quite safe to say that Nikolai would be dumb as a rock.[break]
WORK ETHIC:
Nikolai will work as hard as he has to and not an inch more.[break]
CAREERS:
Crown Prince of the East Court. [break]
FLIRTING STYLE:
He uses charm and flattery to get what he wants to get from everyone, especially if he’s flirting.[break]
LOVE LANGUAGE:
Quality time.[break]
TYPE:
Nikolai was never one to have a ‘type’. Beauty is his type, and anyone who attains that is good enough for him.[break][/PTab]
[PTab=Relationships]
FRIENDS:
Luca Oleander - Childhood friend[break]
ENEMIES:
Jin-Hwa Mei doesn’t really count, but she did try to kill his lover.[break]
ROMANCE:
Nikolai has had too many flings to count, and though his relationship with Jin-Hwa Mei was never exclusive, they did somehow keep coming back to each other.
FAMILY:
PETS:
None.[break]
FIRST CRUSH:
Some diplomat’s daughter when he was 10. He saw her at a party and thought she was pretty. Nothing much came of it.[break]
FIRST KISS:
The diplomat’s daughter. It was a quick peck, and made them feel so grown up, though they never saw each other again.[break]
FIRST RELATIONSHIP:
Jin-Hwa Mei , though they weren’t really exclusive.[break]
FIRST LOVE:
Talia Avedon . He’s sure of it.[break]
CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS:
Single, but he wants more with Talia Avedon .[break]
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[PTab=History]
CHILDHOOD:
Nikolai grew up in the Hugh family castle in the Easy Court, and spent most of his summers traveling to the North Court to visit his mother’s side of the family. He always liked them a lot more than his father’s side, as they were able to create his beautiful, loving flower of a mother, as opposed to the family that made his harsh, cruel father. He loved art, and spent most of his time hiding from his private tutors in the sculpture gardens, wishing he could recreate something even as remotely beautiful as them. His father grew tired of his antics quickly, and buckled down even more on the boy, restricting him from leaving his room entirely. His only escape was the afternoon walks that Veliakaia, his mother, would take him on. Rex’s only soft spot was for her, and despite how he treated his only heir, he was never as hard on Nikolai as he could’ve been, only because Velikaia loved her son, and therefore, Rex had to as well. He begged to be sent to the Iris Academy's Magic School. Finally, his father allowed him to, seeing it as an opportunity for his son to make connections.[break]
TEENAGE YEARS:
Year One/Two:
Nikolai started his school years well. His exam scores were great, and he never missed a class. He was likable enough, but it was the teachers who fell for his charms the most during these years. He was at an age where he was cute still, but everyone could tell that when this boy grew up, he would be quite the heartbreaker.[break]
Year Three/Four/Five:
He attended his first dorm party at the end of his third year. From that moment on, Nikolai the playboy of his year. Everyone knew him, and everyone loved him. His grades began to slip, he began to skip classes, and eventually people began to notice that even though he was incredibly smart, he simply didn’t care. He made friends and lost them again, his inner circle morphing and developing as it gained new people whom he could use, and then lost the old ones who’d served their purpose. He barely passed his exams, squeezing in just enough time to store important facts away into his photographic mind. Nikolai was hardly the most studious throughout school, but he did what needed to be done.[break]
Year Six/Seven:
The last two years were the worst and somehow the best, too. Nikolai was nearly expelled for not showing up to classes for a straight week. When his parents were called to the Head Instructor’s office, he had to swear to his father in front of the Head Instructor that he would work very hard in school to make up for what he hadn't done and then begin working hard to become an Emissary the second he graduated. His father also arranged for him to be sent to the Theory School. This way, his father was able to convince the Head Instructor that his son would do better, if only given a second chance. He continued to party and sleep around, but his schoolwork was put first and he attended enough classes and did enough homework that he passed his exams comfortably.[break]
ADULTHOOD:
Nikolai got himself a job as assistant to the East Court's Emissary, keeping his promise to his father for the first (and hopefully the last) time ever. Rex made sure to drill into him the importance of working hard, and telling him that if he were to ever be on the verge of getting fired, his father would find something to ruin his reputation with. Nikolai was not embarrassed to admit that his father's words and tone of voice had scared him well enough for him to actually show some effort at work. He had it easy because of social status. His first year went well enough, and he was able to cement himself as trustworthy. Or, as trustworthy as a faerie can be. The most important thing though, was that he was trying. His second year started out with a much better mindset than the year before, he realized he should do the job for himself, for how he wanted to change the relations between his courts, not how his father wanted them to be changed. Nikolai moved to a family penthouse by himself, to be closer to his work and farther from his family. There he lives, wandering about the city during the day and smoking on the roof during the night. Like in school, his attendance to work can become spotty at times, but most of the time he is diligent in what he does. He knows he is smart, and knows that he can do extremely well, if he applies himself. Nikolai lives a lavish life, taking out loads and loads of money from the family vault and then wasting them on luxury outfits that he only wears once. Nikolai is a man of many flings, and has never had a relationship (platonic or otherwise) last more than a week.[break]
See application for more information![break]
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FULL NAME: Crown Prince Nikolai Aleksander Hugh-Sokolov [break]
MEANING:
- Nikolai - People of victory
- Aleksander - Defender of the people
- Hugh - Soul, mind, intellect
- Sokolov - Falcon
NICKNAMES:
Niko [break]
PARENTS:
- Father: King Rex Hugh (East Court)
- Mother: Queen Duchess Velikaia Sokolov-Hugh
SIBLINGS:
Um. So far only Annalise Lorelai Luce . But let’s be honest, his father did not stop there. [break]
BIRTH PLACE:
His mother’s childhood home in the North Court. [break]
HOME(S):
He lives at The East Court’s Palace, but spends most of his time at his aunt’s mansion. It has everything to do with the gorgeous painter that lives there. [break]
CLASS:
Royalty. [break]
PLAYLIST:
I spy, with my little eye, a faerie named Nikolai [break]
AGE:
19 [break]
HEIGHT:
6’0” [break]
WEIGHT:
180 lbs [break]
BUILD:
Tall, like most of the fae, but not as lean or lithe as them. Nikolai is a mix of his father (a tall, thick, and barrel-chested man), and his mother (willowy and thin). He is broad shouldered and muscular, as most princes are required to be, but not overbearingly enormous like his father. [break]
SCARS:
He was never allowed to play hard enough to get hurt, but of course he’s had a few scrapes and scratches so any scars he has would be from that. [break]
TATTOOS:
None. [break]
HAIR COLOUR:
Literally gold. Not blond. Gold. [break]
EYE COLOUR:
Watercolor blue. [break]
DOMINANT HAND:
Right hand. [break]
PHYSICAL HEALTH:
In good health, from being raised on only the best foods. He’s also physically fit, from being trained in swordplay and martial arts by the High General of the East Court. Nikolai does enjoy smoking mortal cigarettes (without the iron, of course) which he knows will one day take a toll on him, no matter how resilient his faerie body is. [break]
[PTab=Personality]
POSITIVE TRAITS:
- Thoughtful
- Charming
- Patient
- Incredibly intelligent (much thanks to his photographic memory) [break]
NEGATIVE TRAITS:
- Spoiled (not that this is his fault, but he is still learning that the world doesn’t revolve around his every whim)
- Lack of perspective
- Lazy
MOTIVATION:
The only thing that keeps Nikolai going is beauty. He’s always loved art, but nowadays he finds beauty in Talia Avedon , and all the things she creates. [break]
MENTAL HEALTH:
He’s trying to recover from being the boy he used to be. It is hard some days, and his hands will itch to grab a drink that he knows he should not have, but he knows that it is better to power through and feel accomplished later, than to give in to his temptations and feel even more guilty once he’s finished. Though it doesn’t always feel like it, his new way of living is getting easier every day. [break]
SELF WORTH:
Nikolai was raised to believe that he deserved everything simply because he was the Crown Prince. He knows now that though he does deserve the best, so does everyone else, and his right to that doesn’t trump anyone else’s just because of his status. [break]
DARKEST THOUGHTS:
Once his father dies, he will have to become a king. That thought alone is not what terrifies Nikolai, but it's the worry of how people will react to the way he rules. He worries that he will be found inadequate, and everything he's ever known will be taken from him. He will never be a good king, he thinks, it just runs in his blood.[break]
GREATEST FEAR:
That no one will ever accept him for who he is. That all he will ever be is a pretty boy with a pretty title. [break]
GREATEST DESIRE:
The one thing Nikolai desires above all things is that one day Talia will feel free to live by his side. Not only as his consort, but one day as his queen. His dreams for his future consist only of succeeding in encouraging Talia to love him back, and the achievement of everything they will create together after that.[break]
SMELLS LIKE:
Lavender. Could also smell like freshly cleaned linens. [break]
LIKES:
- Art
- Sleeping in
- Gold
- Reading in bed
- Spending whole days doing nothing but still feeling accomplished
- Money
- Luxurious things
- Expensive clothing
- Lavender
[break]
DISLIKES:
- Actually having to work
- Sitting still for long periods of time
- Being told what to do
- Brown
[break]
FAVOURITE COLOUR:
He’s torn between a light violet and dandelion yellow. Baby blue has always been nice too.[break]
FAVOURITE ANIMAL:
Peacocks. Are you surprised?[break]
FAVOURITE FLOWER:
Lavender and violets.[break]
FAVORITE SCENT:
Orchids and linseed oil.[break]
FAVOURITE FOODS:
Do cigarettes count?[break]
FAVOURITE DRINK:
Champagne.[break]
QUIRKS/HABITS:
He smokes and stargazes at night when he can't sleep.[break]
SECRETS:
He thinks he’s crazy for dropping everything for Talia. Nikolai changed the entire trajectory of his life over a feeling he had for a random girl. Granted, it was a feeling he’d never felt before, but feelings are irrational. It doesn’t make sense why he did it, and sometimes he doubts whether he’s doing the right thing or not.[break]
TALENTS:
Nikolai has an extremely photographic memory, which makes it easy for him to learn things, as he memorizes them quite quickly. He has no qualms about using it to his advantage, and does not consider it cheating. If it was cheating, it would be untruthful, and therefore he wouldn't be able to do it, right? This ability does not make Nikolai a prodigy, per se, but it definitely gives him prodigy-like abilities.[break]
PRIZED POSSESSIONS:
His boat, The Impressionist.[break]
ROLE MODELS:
Probably his mother, for having the patience to put up with his father.[break]
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Nothing so far.[break]
LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE:
Very high, thanks to his photographic memory. Without it, it would be quite safe to say that Nikolai would be dumb as a rock.[break]
WORK ETHIC:
Nikolai will work as hard as he has to and not an inch more.[break]
CAREERS:
Crown Prince of the East Court. [break]
FLIRTING STYLE:
He uses charm and flattery to get what he wants to get from everyone, especially if he’s flirting.[break]
LOVE LANGUAGE:
Quality time.[break]
TYPE:
Nikolai was never one to have a ‘type’. Beauty is his type, and anyone who attains that is good enough for him.[break]
[PTab=Relationships]
FRIENDS:
Luca Oleander - Childhood friend[break]
ENEMIES:
Jin-Hwa Mei doesn’t really count, but she did try to kill his lover.[break]
ROMANCE:
Nikolai has had too many flings to count, and though his relationship with Jin-Hwa Mei was never exclusive, they did somehow keep coming back to each other.
- Talia Avedon - Current romance[break]
FAMILY:
- King Rex Hugh of the East Court - Father
- Queen Duchess Velikaia Sokolov-Hugh - Mother
PETS:
None.[break]
FIRST CRUSH:
Some diplomat’s daughter when he was 10. He saw her at a party and thought she was pretty. Nothing much came of it.[break]
FIRST KISS:
The diplomat’s daughter. It was a quick peck, and made them feel so grown up, though they never saw each other again.[break]
FIRST RELATIONSHIP:
Jin-Hwa Mei , though they weren’t really exclusive.[break]
FIRST LOVE:
Talia Avedon . He’s sure of it.[break]
CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS:
Single, but he wants more with Talia Avedon .[break]
[PTab=History]
CHILDHOOD:
Nikolai grew up in the Hugh family castle in the Easy Court, and spent most of his summers traveling to the North Court to visit his mother’s side of the family. He always liked them a lot more than his father’s side, as they were able to create his beautiful, loving flower of a mother, as opposed to the family that made his harsh, cruel father. He loved art, and spent most of his time hiding from his private tutors in the sculpture gardens, wishing he could recreate something even as remotely beautiful as them. His father grew tired of his antics quickly, and buckled down even more on the boy, restricting him from leaving his room entirely. His only escape was the afternoon walks that Veliakaia, his mother, would take him on. Rex’s only soft spot was for her, and despite how he treated his only heir, he was never as hard on Nikolai as he could’ve been, only because Velikaia loved her son, and therefore, Rex had to as well. He begged to be sent to the Iris Academy's Magic School. Finally, his father allowed him to, seeing it as an opportunity for his son to make connections.[break]
TEENAGE YEARS:
Year One/Two:
Nikolai started his school years well. His exam scores were great, and he never missed a class. He was likable enough, but it was the teachers who fell for his charms the most during these years. He was at an age where he was cute still, but everyone could tell that when this boy grew up, he would be quite the heartbreaker.[break]
Year Three/Four/Five:
He attended his first dorm party at the end of his third year. From that moment on, Nikolai the playboy of his year. Everyone knew him, and everyone loved him. His grades began to slip, he began to skip classes, and eventually people began to notice that even though he was incredibly smart, he simply didn’t care. He made friends and lost them again, his inner circle morphing and developing as it gained new people whom he could use, and then lost the old ones who’d served their purpose. He barely passed his exams, squeezing in just enough time to store important facts away into his photographic mind. Nikolai was hardly the most studious throughout school, but he did what needed to be done.[break]
Year Six/Seven:
The last two years were the worst and somehow the best, too. Nikolai was nearly expelled for not showing up to classes for a straight week. When his parents were called to the Head Instructor’s office, he had to swear to his father in front of the Head Instructor that he would work very hard in school to make up for what he hadn't done and then begin working hard to become an Emissary the second he graduated. His father also arranged for him to be sent to the Theory School. This way, his father was able to convince the Head Instructor that his son would do better, if only given a second chance. He continued to party and sleep around, but his schoolwork was put first and he attended enough classes and did enough homework that he passed his exams comfortably.[break]
ADULTHOOD:
Nikolai got himself a job as assistant to the East Court's Emissary, keeping his promise to his father for the first (and hopefully the last) time ever. Rex made sure to drill into him the importance of working hard, and telling him that if he were to ever be on the verge of getting fired, his father would find something to ruin his reputation with. Nikolai was not embarrassed to admit that his father's words and tone of voice had scared him well enough for him to actually show some effort at work. He had it easy because of social status. His first year went well enough, and he was able to cement himself as trustworthy. Or, as trustworthy as a faerie can be. The most important thing though, was that he was trying. His second year started out with a much better mindset than the year before, he realized he should do the job for himself, for how he wanted to change the relations between his courts, not how his father wanted them to be changed. Nikolai moved to a family penthouse by himself, to be closer to his work and farther from his family. There he lives, wandering about the city during the day and smoking on the roof during the night. Like in school, his attendance to work can become spotty at times, but most of the time he is diligent in what he does. He knows he is smart, and knows that he can do extremely well, if he applies himself. Nikolai lives a lavish life, taking out loads and loads of money from the family vault and then wasting them on luxury outfits that he only wears once. Nikolai is a man of many flings, and has never had a relationship (platonic or otherwise) last more than a week.[break]
See application for more information![break]
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